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Bush says he signed NSA wiretap order

In acknowledging the message was true, President Bush took aim at the messenger Saturday, saying that a newspaper jeopardized national security by revealing that he authorized wiretaps on U.S. citizens after September 11.
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Bush: Senate vote on Patriot Act 'irresponsible'

President Bush called the Senate's decision on the Patriot Act Friday "irresponsible," saying it "endangers the lives" of the citizenry.
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Bush: 'I have no greater responsibility than to protect our people'

A text of President Bush's radio address on Saturday, as released by the White House:
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DeLay's request for speedy trial on hold

Rep. Tom DeLay's request for a speedy trial on money-laundering charges will have to wait until an appeals court decides whether there is any merit to dismissed charges that the congressman conspired to violate election law.
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	December 16

• House passes immigration bill
• Bush to deliver Iraq speech Sunday
• Are U.S. workers unskilled?
• Patriot Act renewal fails in Senate
• House rejects calls for immediate withdrawal from Iraq
• Patriot provisions set to expire
• Senate fails to reauthorize Patriot Act
• The Situation: Friday, December 16
• The candor of George Bush


	December 15

• House moves to tighten immigration law
• White House asks for $1.5B billion more for levees
• Levee plan prompts call to 'come home'
• Bob Novak would be 'amazed' if Bush didn't know leak source
• Novak: Protecting the IRS
• Poll: Clinton vs. Giuliani in 2008
• McCain, Bush agree on torture ban
• The Situation: Thursday, December 15
• Maverick Sen. Proxmire dies at 90
• Lobbyist's ex-partner pleads guilty in casino investigation
• Who looks after the levees?
• House backs McCain torture measure


	December 14

• Bush takes responsibility for invasion intelligence
• Transcript of Bush speech
• McCain, White House at impasse over detainee treatment
• Panel subpoenas Rumsfeld for Katrina documents
• Poll: Fewer oppose U.S. presence in Iraq
• Patriot Act's fate remains uncertain
• How do we know when, and if, we've won?
• Ford returns to work after hospital visit
• Romney to skip re-election bid
• The Situation: Wednesday, December 14


	December 13

• Congress won't fix alternative minimum tax this year
• Bush touts Medicare drug plan
• Prosecutor in DeLay case subpoenas records from defense contractor
• Looking ahead to '08
• The Situation: Tuesday, December 13
• Poll: U.S. can win war, but won't
• Gerald Ford released from hospital


	December 12

• Bush to compare Iraqis to America's founders
• Poll: Most say Bush has no Iraq victory plan
• Bush's question-and-answer session
• Bush: Iraqi democracy making progress
• Transcript of Bush speech
• Fight looms if GOP changes Senate rules
• Poll: What do Iraqis want?
• Journalists discuss latest Iraq speech
• Supreme Court to review Texas political map
• The Situation: Monday, December 12
• Nobody asked me, but...
• Supreme Court to review Texas political map
• The Alito campaign
• A poet who took on the war
• The Roving investigator
• Bush's search for a new groove


	December 11

• Frist threatens tactic on Alito nomination
• Time's Novak describes talk with Rove lawyer


	December 10

• Bush urges prompt vote to renew Patriot Act
• Bush has failed to outline clear Iraq strategy, senator says
• White House tests readiness for pandemic flu
• Former Sen. Eugene McCarthy dies


	December 9

• Capitol Christmas Tree set aglow
• Tricky negotiations expected over tax cuts
• Menendez accepts appointment to Senate
• The Situation: Friday, December 9
• The persistence of John McCain


	December 8

• Source: Time reporter deposed in CIA leak case
• House extends capital gains tax cuts
• Dean recasts statement that U.S. can't win in Iraq
• Dean says Democrats have united plan
• The Situation: Thursday, December 8
• Deal reached to extend Patriot Act
• Senator questions some New Orleans Katrina aid requests


	December 7

• White House: Bush daughter not engaged
• 'A Very Beazley Christmas' at White House
• Bush: 'We have to win the battle after the battle'
• House working on Katrina tax cuts
• CIA leak prosecutor again goes before grand jury
• Transcript of Bush speech
• Rep. DeLay ask judge to split charges
• Barbour blasts House over Katrina aid
• Schiavo's widower has political mission
• The Situation: Wednesday, December 7
• Sources: Menendez tapped for U.S. Senate seat
• Shadows in the newsroom
• Your e-mails: How would you define victory in Iraq?


	December 6

• Cheney: Terrorists win if U.S. loses 'nerve' in Iraq
• German man files torture case against CIA
• Lawsuit claims CIA kidnapped, tortured German man
• Dean: U.S. can't win Iraq war
• Former Connecticut governor may challenge Lieberman
• Losing the battleships
• The Situation: Tuesday, December 6

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